In August and September I went on a one month road trip through France and Italy. It included a friend's three day birthday party in Burgundy, where I was one of the musicians, a one week family camping holiday in Provance and a drawing/painting trip in France and Italy. The sunflowers were painted in Umbria within a few miles of Lago Trasimeno in Umbria and in my studio in Northumberland upon my return. 

The paintings are now being exhibited at the M1 Gallery in Greenwich, London.